What’s it like to search for the fossils of dinosaurs? What does it feel like to find one? We’ll spend this hour with Dr. Tony Fiorillo, Curator of Earth Sciences at the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science. Fiorillo will also appear in the NOVA program “Arctic Dinosaurs” October 7th on KERA 13.
Read more
What are the day-today challenges faced by regular Iraqi citizens? We’ll talk with Farnaz Fassihi, Middle East and Africa deputy bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal. Her new book is “Waiting for an Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in Iraq” (Public Affairs, 2008).
Read more
What were your favorite artists doing when they weren’t making great works of art? We’ll find out about Van Gogh’s paint eating obsession, Pablo Picasso’s legal problems and a whole lot more this hour with Elizabeth Lunday, author of “Secret Lives of Great Artists” (Quirk, 2008).
Read more
You think it was hard being a teenager? Philip Smith had it harder. His dad was a psychic. We’ll talk this hour with Smith, now a successful journalist and artist. His new memoir is “Walking Through Walls” (Atria, 2008).
Read more
Recent cascading financial crises have shown that the global economy is more complicated, connected and perhaps more fragile than ever before. Are we as Americans at serious risk? Pat Choate, author of “Dangerous Business: The Risks of Globalization for America” (Knopf, 2008) will join us this hour.
Read more
Legendary U.S. District Judge Harold Barefoot Sanders, Jr. passed away Sunday. We’ll remember the Judge and discuss his legacy this hour with SMU history professor Glenn Linden, author of “Desegregating Schools in Dallas: Four Decades in the Federal Courts.” We’ll also talk with Kurt A. Schwarz, partner at Jackson Walker, L.L.P., who clerked for Judge Sanders from 1990-1991.
Read more
How will India’s rapid economic rise influence the global economy? What does it mean for citizens of the world’s second most populous country? Shashi Tharoor, Chairman of Afras Ventures and former Under-Secretary-General at the United Nations will address the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth this evening. He’ll be our guest this hour.
Read more
As Americans, most of us live comfortable, safe, free and long lives. So why are many of us so unhappy and angry at the rest of our fellow citizens? We’ll talk this hour with Dick Meyer, editorial director of digital media at NPR and author of the new book “Why We Hate Us: American Discontent in the New Millennium” (Crown, 2008).
Read more
Will religion play a role on Election Day? Does politics even belong in the pulpit? We’ll discuss the current U.S. religious climate this hour with University of Chicago professor emeritus, Dr. Martin E. Marty who’ll speak at King of Glory Lutheran Church on Sunday and Monday.
Read more
Who decides what you’ll see on TV and how do they make those decisions? One such person is Bill Young, Vice President of Television Programming for KERA. Bill celebrates his 30th anniversary at the station next month. We’ll talk with him this hour.
Read more
A “Best of Think” pledge special. We revisit conversations with art critic and Macarthur genius Dave Hickey and CBS Sunday Morning anchor Charles Osgood.
Read more
How does a veteran actor approach his changing roles on the screen and in life? We’ll find out this hour with Alan Alda, whose 2007 bestseller, “Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself” (Random House, Paperback, 2008) is now available in paperback.
Read more